Typewriting machine



7 Aug. 3 1926.

J. A. B. SMITH TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

Filed Sept. 30, 1924 Patented Aug. 3, 1926.

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JESSE A. n. smart, or STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR To uunnewooto rrrnwnrrna COMPANY, or new YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

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Application fiIed September 30, 1924. Serial No. 740,893.

This invention relates to typewriting chines, and more particularly to a means for locating a card or the like placed between the platen and the upper web of continuous billing forms, and aims to simplify and improve upon the gages shown in the patents to J. J. Sheehy, No. 1,380,931, dated June 7, 1921, and No. 1,448,007, dated March 13, 1923. An Underwood standard typewriting machine of the fan-fold type, used for continuous billing, is disclosed in the patent to VVernery & Smith, No. 1,132,055, granted March 16, 1915.

According to the present invention, the gage is supported upon portions of the framework of the carbon-paper table of the carriage and just above the continuous billing web, and one of the features of the present invention is the provision of means whereby the gage may be quickly attached to a fan-fold machine without any alterations being made thereto. Clamps are secured, adjacent the platen, to each of the rearwardly-directed legs of the framework of the carbon-paper table, and contain sockets for the reception of pins carried upon each of the two legs of the card-gage, so that the gage may be readily placed in operative position by simply inserting the pins into the sockets. If, for any reason, it is desired to remove the gage from the machine, it may be quickly accomplished by raising the gage sufliciently to withdraw the pins from the sockets. This novel method of quick attachment or detachment of the gage forms another feature. of the invention.

In accordance with another feature of the invention, provision is made to enable the gage to be adjusted to as to accommodate cards or work-sheets of various sizes.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of a'device of the character stated, which is of extreme simplicity, light in construction and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other features and advantages will here inafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmental perspective view of the carbon-paper table and platen of an Underwood standard continuous billing machine with my improved card-gage in position thereon.

Figure 2is a detail view, illustrating the manner of attaching the gage to the'framework of the table.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a form of gage which is adjustable to accommodate cards of various sizes.

In the embodiment illustrated, a platen 10 is mounted on a platen-shaft. 11, the lat ter being journaled in a plateirdisplacing frame (not shown), and a rearwardly-dis posed carbon-paper table 12 is fixed to a pair of rearwardly-directedextensions 13 of the carriage of the machine. The usual carbon-paper carriage 14 is movable back and forth uponi rails 15 of the carbon-paper table 12, and includes clip-bars 16, upon which the ends of the usual carbon-sheets and, as clearly illustrated in the drawing,

includes a rectangular body or bottom 18, having a rectangular perforation 19 therein to lighten the construction, and an end wall or gage 20 and a side wall or gage 21. The forward portion of. the gage G is characterlzed by a pair of oppositelydir'ected legs 22 which extend parallel with the platen 10 and are bent downwardly substantially at right angles as indicated at 23, and then bent outwardly at right angles to form supporting feet 24. Pins 25 are carried upon the under face of each of the feet 24, and finger-knob 26 is secured upon the upper portion of each of the supporting feet (see F igure 2). A pair of plates 27 and 28 are positioned respectively above and below each of the rearward extensions 13 of the carriage of the machine, the plates being vertically aligned with one another and securely clamped upon the extensions by means of suitable screws 29;, as will be readily understood. Each of the upper. plates may be drilled out to provide a pair of vertical sockets 30, which are arranged to. receive the pins 25 of the feet 24, the pins being of a size to fit snugly within the sockets and ofsufiicient length that, when fully inserted, they securely hold the gage in proper position over the papertable 12, as clearly illustrated in Figure 1.

Usually there are forms printed upon the webs or lies used in machines of the l/Vernery & mith type, above mentioned, and a carbon-sheet is provided between the uppermost web and a card so that the matter typed upon the webs is produced upon the card.

It will be noted that the bottom 18 of the gage is horizontal and, when the platen 10 is displaced upwardly of the machine, the bottom of the gage is substantially in a plane with the lower surface of the platen, so that after the web has been properly gaged against the usual leading-edge gage, a card or the like may be readily inserted between the uppermost ply and the platen, and then gaged against the walls 20 and 21 of the gage G, so as to properly position the card with relation to the printed matter appearing on the webs, andprior to lowering the platen for typing.

The gage, shown in Figure 3, has the advantage of being adjustable so as to accommodate work-sheets of various sizes. G represents the adiustable gage which may be stamped from sheet-metal and bent to form, in a manner similar to the gage G, heretofore described. The forward part of the gage comprises a cross-member or bridge 31, including end portions 32 turned down at right angles and formed with feet 34 having pins 34 and finger-knobs 35 following the same construction as that used in the gage G. The bridge 31 has an elongated slot 36 adjacent one; endthereof and over which a side gage-piece 37 is arranged to slide, and a clamping screw 38 carried by the gage-piece and riding in the slot is effective to clamp the gage-piece at any desired point along the length of the slot. A pair of tracks 39 extend in parallelism toward the rear of the machine and at right angles to the bridge 31, each track having an elongated slot 4L0v extending throughout the major portion of the length thereof. The tracks 39 provide a support for a rear gage-piece 41, which comprises a member including a vertical wall 42 and a base 43, the latter carrying a pair of clamping screws 44: which slide in the slots lO, and are effective to hold the gage-piece 41 in any desired position along the tracks as will be readily appreciated. In the vertical wall 42 and adjacent the right-hand end thereof, a slot 45 is provided, and a gagepiece 46, similar to the gage-piece 37, is adjustably secured in position by means of a clamping screw 47. It will be seen that when the gage G is placed in position upon the machine by inserting the pins 34L into the sockets 30, the adjustable gage-pieces may be readily set to accommodate any size of card or work-sheet within th range of the slots, and that, when out of use, the gage G may be quickly removed from the machine by simply lifting the same upward- 1y, so as to disengage the pins from the sockets.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, a traveling carriage, an extension thereof, and a carrier movable back and forth on the extension, of a gag 'disposed'above and clear of the path of movement of the carrier, for gaging cards or the like for delivery to the platen.

2. In a typewriting machine the combination of a platen, a traveling carriage, an extension thereof, a carbon-paper carrier reciprocable on said extension, a gage disposed above the plane. of movement of said carrier for gaging cards or the like for delivery to the platen, said gage includinglegs, and means for securing said legs in position upon said extension, said legs being entirely clear of the path of the carrier and providing the sole support for said gage. I

3. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a traveling carriage, an extension thereof, a carbon-sheet carrier reciprocable on said extension, a gage disposed above the plane of said carrier for gaging cards or the like for delivery to the platen, said gage including a pair of supporting legs, pins carried upon the lower portion of each of said legs, and a pair of clamping devices secured upon portions of said extension adjacent the platen, and having sockets therein for the reception of said pins, whereby to hold the gage in position upon the machine;

4:. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, a traveling carriage and an extension thereof, of a gage including a cross-member disposed above said extension, at a point adjacent said platen and parallel thereto, supporting legs carried upon the ends of said cross-mem ber, means for securing the legs upon portions of said extension, located beneath said legs, tracks projecting rearwardly from said cross-member so as to overlie said extension, and adjustable gage-pieces carried upon said tracks and cross-member for positioning cards Or the like for delivery to the platen,

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, a traveling carriage and an extension thereof, of a gage including a cross-member disposed above said extension, at a point adjacent the platen and parallel thereto, legs carried upon the ends of said cross-member, pins fixed to the lower ends of said legs, clamping devices secured to portions of the extension underlying said legs, said clamping devices having sockets for receiving said pins whereby to support said gage upon the machine, tracks projecting rearwardly from said cross-member so as to overlie said extension, a gage-piece supported upon said tracks and adjustable thereon for determining the rearward position of a card or the like, and an adjustable gage-piece carried respectively by said first-mentioned gage-piece and said cross-member for determining the position of the side edge of said card or the like.

6. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a traveling carriage, an extension thereof, a carbon-sheet carrier reciprocable on said; extension, a gage ineluding a bridge-portion, a pair of tracks directed r'earwar'dly from said bridgeportion and disposed above the plane of movement of said carrier, an adjustable' gage-piece supported upon said tracks for gaging the rear edge of a card or the like, a second gagepiece adjustable upon saidfirstnnentioned gage-piece for gaging' the rearward portion of the side edge of the card, a third gage-piece adjustable upon said bridge-portion for the forward portion of the side edge of said card, a pair of downwardly-directed legs carried upon the extremities of said bridge portion, said being bent at right angles adjacent their lower extremities to form supporting feet, pins carried upon the lower face of each of said feet, and a pair of clamping devices secured upon portions of said extension underlying the feet, and having sockets therein for the reception of said pins, so as to provide means whereby said gage may be readily attached to or detached from the machine.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, a traveling carriage and an extension thereof, of a card-gage including a cross-member disposed above said extension, at a point adjacent the platen and parallel thereto, said member having a slot adjacent the right-hand portion thereof, a leg carried upon each end of said crossmember, the legs terminating in supporting feet, pins projecting downwardly from said feet, pairs of plates clamped together around portions of the farmework of said extension underlying said supporting feet, said plates having sockets therein for receiving the pins whereby to support the gage, tracks projecting rearwardly from said cross-mean her so as to lie horizontally over said extension, said tracks having slots extending lengthwise thereof, a gage-piece including a vertical wall having a horizontal slot adjacent the right-hand portion thereof and a base resting upon the tracks, clamping screws carried by said base and cooperating with said slots to secure said gage-piece in adjusted position upon the tracks, a second gage-piece adjustable along the slot of said first-named gage-piece, and a third gagepiece adjustable along the slot of said crosl member.

8. In a typei'vriting machine, the'combin a= tion with a platen, a traveling carriage, an extension thereof and a carbon-paper carrier reciprocable upon said extension, of a card-gage disposed above the plane of movement ofsa'id' carrier and supported only upon portions of said extension beyond the forward limit of movement of said carrier, thereby permitting free reciprocation of the carrier beneath the gage-.-

' 9. In a typewriting' machine, the combina tion with a platen, a traveling carriage, an extension thereof and a carbon-paper carrier reciprocable upon the extension, of a card-gage disposedabove the plane of movement of said carrierand including legs secure-d only upon portions of said extension beyond the forward limit of movement of said carrier, thereby permitting free" reciprocation of the carrier beneath the gage.

10: In a typewr'iting machine, the coin bination with a platen, a traveling carriage,

an extension thereof and a carbon-paper carrier movable upon the extension, of a card-gage disposed above the plane of movement of said carrier, said gage including a bridge-portion forming the forward edge thereof, the ends of said bridge-portion being turned down to provide supporting legs for attachment to portions of said extension between the forward limit of travel of said carrier and the platen, said legs providing the sole support for said gage.

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, a traveling carriage, an extension thereof and a carbon-paper carrier reciprocable upon the extension, of a for cards or the like disposed above the plane of movement of the carrier, said gage including a bridge-portion overlying said extension and formed adjacent its extremities with downwardly-disposed legs, feet carried upon the lower portion of each of the legs, pins projecting downwardly from the feet, socket-carrying members secured upon portions of said extension lying beneath the feet for reception of said pins, and a finger-knob fixed to each of said legs, whereby to lift said pins free from the sockets when removing the gage from the machine or for positioning the same thereon.

12. In a typewriting machine, the com bination with a platen, a traveling carriage, an extension thereof and a carbon-paper carrier reciprocable upon the extension, of a gage includinga forward bridge-like portion extending transversely of the machine at a point adjacent the platen, supporting legs descending from the ends of said bridge-like portion to the extension, means for securing said legs to said extension. a

pair of tracks projecting rearwardly from &

said bridge-like portion and overlying said extension in a plane above the movement of said carrier, and adjustable gage-pieces carried by said tracks and bridge-like portion, whereby to gage the edges of a card or the like for delivery to the platen.

13. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, a traveling carriage and an extension thereof, of a card-gage including a transverse cross-member overlying said extension at a point adjacent the platen, supporting legs carried by the ends of said cross-member, pins carried by the legs, and plates secured upon portions of the extension underlying said legs, and having sockets for the reception of the pins, so as to provide means whereby the gage may be quickly attached to or detached, from the machine.

14. In a typwriting machine, the combination-with a platen, a traveling carriage, an extension thereof and a carbon-sheet carrier reciprocable upon the extension, of a gage including a cross-member having a slot adjacent the right-hand side thereof, said cross-membeoverlying said extension transversely thereof and at a point adjacent the forward limit of movement of the care rier, said cross-member including legs directed downwardly and then bent at right angles to form supporting feet,-a-plurality of pins depending from the under face of each of said feet, a pair of supporting and securing devices comprising an upper plate and a lower plate clamped together around portions of said extension adjacent said feet, the upper plate having sockets therein for the reception of said pins, a pair of slotted rails projecting rearwardly and at right angles from said cross-member and above the plane of movement of said'carrier, a gage-piece resting upon said rails and including a base and a front wall having a slot adjacent the right-hand side thereof, clamping screws carried by said gage-piece and riding in said slots for adjustably clamping the gage-piece to each of said rails, a second gage-piece disposed upon the front wall of said first-mentioned gage-piece and carrying a clamping screw which rides in said slot of the wall to adjust the position of said second gage-piece, and a third gagepiece mounted upon the upper right-hand JEssE A. B. SMITH. 

